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Dual-fired unit

Term · Energy · MLC-T-ENE-000606

A generating unit that can produce electricity using two or more input fuels. In some of these units, only the primary fuel can be used continuously; the alternate fuel(s) can be used only as a start-up fuel or in emergencies.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENE-000606
FieldEnergy
ReferencesEIA Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENE-000606",
  "term": "Dual-fired unit",
  "field": "Energy",
  "definition": "A generating unit that can produce electricity using two or more input fuels. In some of these units, only the primary fuel can be used continuously; the alternate fuel(s) can be used only as a start-up fuel or in emergencies.",
  "references": [
    "EIA Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/energy/dual-fired-unit/"
}

Record 605 of 2,500 in Energy terminology (MLC-0117). Request the full dataset.